Battle of Podujevo
| Battle of Podujevo | |||||||
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| Part of the Kosovo War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| FR Yugoslavia | Kosovo Liberation Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sreten Lukić Vlastimir Đorđević Janko Lazarević | Kadri Kastrati | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Shala Operational Zone | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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250 policemen 13+ armored vehicles T-55 and M-84 tanks | 25 militants | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed 6 wounded 2 APC's destroyed | 10 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Podujevo (Albanian: Beteja e Tabeve te Llapashticës; Serbian: Битка код Подујева, Bitka kod Podujeva) was fought in the Kosovo War between the Yugoslav Special Anti-Terrorist Unit and KLA insurgents in the village of Llapashtica e Epërme in the municipality of Podujevo. These events started after the death of a policeman who was killed by KLA militants in the area.